Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD)
Catalytic Communities engages in Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). Here we highlight some of the primary differences between the traditional deficit-based community [...]
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The Nine Elements of CatComm’s Approach
Updated from Responding to Complexity: A Case Study on the Use of Developmental Evaluation for Managing Adaptively (Boisvert). I. Clearly Defined Mission, Evolving Strategy. [...]
Q&A Theresa Williamson—April 2017
Answers to an April 28, 2017 Question & Answer with Theresa Williamson for Canadian FREQ Magazine: 1. Can you tell me a little about your organization and what it does? [...]
Post-Olympics Debrief & Next Up for CatComm | RioOnWatch
November 1, 2016–Now that the Olympics are over we have the chance to reflect and take stock of all Catalytic Communities and RioOnWatch have been able to accomplish [...]
The Tiny NGO That Changed Reporting on Rio’s Favelas – CatComm Featured in The Development Set
The article below about Catalytic Communities’ work with journalists in the years leading up to and during the Olympics was published on August 24, 2016, in The [...]
Guernica Interviews CatComm Executive Director Theresa Williamson
On June 15, 2016, Guernica Magazine published an in-depth interview with Catalytic Communities‘ Executive Director Theresa Williamson. Interviewed by writer and [...]
RioOnWatch Receives Award, Making Plans for After Olympics
May 17, 2016–We’re thrilled to share that RioOnWatch.org has been recognized as a 2016 Honoree by the Webby Awards in the “Best Communities” category! [...]
2015 Update & Next Up in 2016
December 21, 2015 — As 2015 draws to a close, we at Catalytic Communities would like to express our huge thanks to everyone who has made our work possible during this [...]
2015 Rio Raffle Draw: January 4, 2016
Our annual Rio Raffle drawing will take place on Monday, January 4, 2016. Everyone who donated to or volunteered with CatComm in 2015 has at least one shot! [...]
Blog Action Day 2015: Raise Your Voice. Our Contribution to the Debate:
October 16–Every year CatComm participates in Blog Action Day, a global day of action among bloggers. RioOnWatch began as a collective blog, inspiring us to first [...]